Why is it So Hard for God to do Miracles?

[Nahum]

Why aren't there more miracles?

Why is that the news media never reports anything truly verifiably miraculous.

When was the last time you witnessed a verifiable miracle?

[RevDWW]

Probably because of something you did or did not do!

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

When was the last time you witnessed a verifiable miracle?

Two years ago at a youth camp I got to help with in Louisiana, I witnessed a boy with his leg in a cast on crutches get prayed for by other young people and he told his mom he was healed. She took him back to the doctor the next day and I saw the x-ray brought back that night where the doctor could no longer see a fracture and his cast and crutches were gone.

[gloryseeker]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I believe God can do anything.

However, I often wonder why He doesn't do something.

Have you ever noticed how we make excuses for God?

We say things like, "well, there just wasn't enough faith in the room," or "it just wasn't God's will for that little child to be healed of cancer," or "just be patient, God will come through - just in time!"

I do not pretend to understand God, or the way He works. I don't know why He heals some and doesn't heal others.

But I do know this much.

Sometimes there is enough faith in the room and healing still doesn't take place.

Sometimes God doesn't "come through" like we think He should and great misery falls on those of us who absolutely, incorrectly, TRUSTED that the outcome would be positive.

What then?

Why is it so hard for God to do miracles?

It is not a question of ability. So, what then?

My comments are not intended to be negative. Having said that I think your question as it is posed is reveals the answer...my people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge.

God is not limited in any way shape or form. In fact, I would imagine He is ready, willing, and able is trying to speak to His ambassadors to GO, but His ambassadors are wondering why He is not doing it.

The problem is our ability to receive, our unfaithfulness to a Holy God, our lack of commitment. The devil wrecks havoc on the church because he has three weapons Christians don't have:

• Commitment
• Organization
• Discipline

Contrast the two time periods of Eli and Aaron. The power of God manifested powerfully even to the point of killing Aaron's sons for having the wrong kind of fire. Eli's sons were having sex with the temple workers...

We don't seek Him, He's not first, we rationalize His Word until it becomes of no affect, I mean really look at all the post on just this forum of people reaching back into the Greek and Hebrew to try and say what God really meant. Do we really think that God is unable to have His Word translated into English? I wrote a book and have already had it translated into two separate languages. If I can do it, I am sure God can.

God's ready, He just needs us to get on the stick...actually the Word!

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Why aren't there more miracles?

Why is that the news media never reports anything truly verifiably miraculous.

When was the last time you witnessed a verifiable miracle?

I didn't witness the miracle because I had to work but my pastor's daughter, who became my daughter in law today, was healed of Crohn's disease last year in a service where Eli Hernandez preached and laid hands. From the accounts of them that saw her being healed it was indeed a miracle. She could only eat bland food for months, suffered severe abdominal pain, etc and instantly she was healed and had hotwings that night without repercussions. She stopped taking her meds and hasn't been troubled since! I wish I had seen it!

[Tim Rutledge]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I believe God can do anything.

However, I often wonder why He doesn't do something.

Have you ever noticed how we make excuses for God?

We say things like, "well, there just wasn't enough faith in the room," or "it just wasn't God's will for that little child to be healed of cancer," or "just be patient, God will come through - just in time!"

I do not pretend to understand God, or the way He works. I don't know why He heals some and doesn't heal others.

But I do know this much.

Sometimes there is enough faith in the room and healing still doesn't take place.

Sometimes God doesn't "come through" like we think He should and great misery falls on those of us who absolutely, incorrectly, TRUSTED that the outcome would be positive.

What then?

Why is it so hard for God to do miracles?

It is not a question of ability. So, what then?

Brother, 27 months ago my sister in law died of cancer. She was 32 yrs. old, and left behind a 7,5 and 3 yr. old. It devasted our whole family. My brother has stayed strong and in the Church. My sister in law was a true saint and I know she died saved, which I know, that is the main thing. Still.. you cannot help but question why. My brother fasted 3-4 days a week for over 6 months. We believed God would heal her of her cancer. Multiple Churches were praying, multiple prayer lines. She died 5/28/06.

I know where your coming from, when it seems like God is just not regarding our requests. I'm hoping my family members won't stay bitter towards the Lord. It was such a hard thing.. Lisa didn't want to die. She had so much to live for. Please pardon me talking about something so personal.

I honestly do not understand why the Lord is not healing more often. The Lord is coming after a tested and tryed people.. who walk by faith and not by sight. I know the Lords ways are higher then our ways. These last 3 statements (facts) often do not comfort the hurt and confusion. Somehow it has to be enough to know that whatever God allows to happen.. is for the good. Even though we'll never understand it.

Never get offended in God.

God bless,
TR

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I believe God can do anything.

However, I often wonder why He doesn't do something.

Have you ever noticed how we make excuses for God?

We say things like, "well, there just wasn't enough faith in the room," or "it just wasn't God's will for that little child to be healed of cancer," or "just be patient, God will come through - just in time!"

I do not pretend to understand God, or the way He works. I don't know why He heals some and doesn't heal others.

But I do know this much.

Sometimes there is enough faith in the room and healing still doesn't take place.

Sometimes God doesn't "come through" like we think He should and great misery falls on those of us who absolutely, incorrectly, TRUSTED that the outcome would be positive.

What then?

Why is it so hard for God to do miracles?

It is not a question of ability. So, what then?

I really would like to know the answer to this myself PP.

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Okay, so let's get really focused here.

What if there is one little five year old girl in Africa who, having lost both parents to AIDS, is orphaned and stricken with the disease herself. What if she trusts in Jesus with all of her heart and asks Him to heal her over and over and over - to no avail.

Why?

Why doesn't God heal her?

I would honestly like to know the answer to this myself, but may I just interject another scenario that actually happened. Remember the man who had faith that waited by the pool of bethesda for several years? He was expecting and even had faith (otherwise he wouldn't have tried to get to the pool) that he would be healed somehow. What about those others who were also waiting by the pool of bethesda, how come Christ didn't just heal them? How about the man who was blind from birth? Or the woman who had the issue of blood for twelve years? Seems to me some had to wait for a long time before they could have a miracle even though they had faith. So many questions that I'd even like the answers to myself.

[Rico]

I think it has more to do with God opening up man's understanding in the areas of causes of disease, treatments for disease, cures for disease, etc.

[tv1a]

1. I'm offended at the thread title. It is not hard for God to do miracles. Just look at creation. He created the universe by speaking what he thought.

2. It used to annoy me when people quoted Hebrews 11:1 because they would quote and not really expound on the verse, or if they did it was so inadequate that it just left me scratching my head asking what did the preacher said. I was praying for understanding of that scripture when I came across a quote by an athiest that put Hebrews 11:1 into perspective....

By believing passionately in that which does not exist, we create it. That which is nonexistent has not been sufficiently desired.
Nikos Kanzantsakis.

Combine that with the phrase from the Lord's Prayer... Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

God's will is already done in heaven. It just we have to line ourselves to the Spirit to see the manifestation of God's power.

But I wonder if it's really worth it. Once one gets in the position for miriacles the amen corner will have a problem and begin to pick away at the miraculous until God stops it.